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Montevideo, April 20th 2024 - 13:00 UTC

Tag: european co

  • Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:11 UTC

    Brexit deal chances are “60 to 40”; Liam Fox blames EC intransigence

    Mr Fox told the paper that he had not thought the likelihood of no-deal was higher than 50-50, but the risk had increased

    Liam Fox says the chance of a no-deal Brexit is growing, blaming the “intransigence” of the European Commission. The international trade secretary and Brexiteer put the chance of failing to come to an agreement at “60-40”. He told the Sunday Times that Brussels' chief negotiator had dismissed the UK's Chequers proposals simply because “we have never done it before”.